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County discusses letter of support for last-mile fiber grant to serve Big Wells; USDA Community Connect deadline April 21
Summary
A fiber provider asked Dimmit County for a letter of support for a USDA Community Connect grant to build last-mile fiber to Big Wells and nearby routes; county officials agreed to provide a letter and asked for timing and engineering details to include in the application.
A broadband provider told Dimmit County commissioners about a proposed last-mile fiber build to serve Big Wells and nearby stretches along Texas 85 and asked the court for a letter of support for a USDA Community Connect grant application. The company said the red-lined backbone route would reach roughly 1,000 households and that the USDA grant has a $5 million ceiling for the applicant.
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